Soccer Executive & Former Player; President of U.S. Soccer; Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist; FIFA Women's World Cup Champion
Cindy Parlow Cone Biography
Cindy Parlow Cone is recognized for her extensive contributions to American soccer as a player, coach, and executive. Parlow Cone ranks among the U.S. Women's National Team's all-time leading scorers, with 75 goals and 35 assists in 158 appearances. She is the youngest player to win both an Olympic gold medal and a Women's World Cup title. Parlow Cone played collegiate soccer at the University of North Carolina, earning four All-American honors and contributing to three NCAA Championship teams. She twice received the Hermann Trophy, awarded to the top female collegiate soccer player.
As a professional soccer player, Parlow Cone is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and a FIFA Women's World Cup champion. She scored two goals in the 1999 Women's World Cup, including a diving header against Nigeria and the opening goal in the semifinal victory against Brazil. Her playing career ended due to concussions sustained between 2001 and 2004. Following her retirement, Parlow Cone became an advocate for player safety, serving as a leading figure in the "Safer Soccer" campaign, which promotes raising the minimum age for heading the ball to 14.
Parlow Cone transitioned to coaching, serving as an assistant coach for the University of North Carolina women's soccer program, where the team won four national championships during her tenure. She later became head coach of Portland Thorns FC in its inaugural National Women's Soccer League season, leading the team to the league's first championship. Parlow Cone holds a USSF A coaching license and has coached at the grassroots, collegiate, and professional levels.
Parlow Cone is the first female president of U.S. Soccer and the first person in the role to have played for a senior U.S. National Team. She is also the second sitting National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee to serve as president. During her leadership, Parlow Cone guided the Federation through significant challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic. She played a key role in bringing U.S. Soccer's commercial rights in house and oversaw the Federation's renewal with Nike, as well as an eight-year multimedia rights agreement with Turner Sports, marking major milestones in U.S. Soccer's commercial and media landscape.
Parlow Cone led negotiations resulting in collective bargaining agreements between U.S. Soccer, the United States Women's National Team Players Association, and the United States National Soccer Team Players Association, achieving equal pay through identical economic terms. She also directed the creation of the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center, providing access to a world-class facility for all U.S. National Teams, members, and soccer participants nationwide. Parlow Cone was elected to the FIFA Council at Concacaf's 40th Ordinary Congress, further establishing her influence in international soccer leadership.
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